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2004 TRINITY OAKS CHARDONNAY

Wednesday, 3/28, San Antonio, Texas

We
woke up today with rain pounding on our windows. So much for heading to
sunshine for Spring Break! Around noon or so it quit and the sun tried
to break through but the sky stayed overcast most of the day. Knowing we
wanted to go down and let the kids see the Riverwalk, a must if you've
never been, and take a gander at The Alamo, we packed into the car and
headed out. A viewing of Sharks: 3D at the Imax theatre was followed by a
tour of the Alamo with souvenirs and photos taken aplenty. Below is an
example of one yours truly took.

Suspecting
that rain was once again coming our way, we headed back to the resort
and had dinner there. On the menu was their Prime Rib Special which
included, yes, prime rib, vegetables, a salad and maybe a little bread.
Now in all the years I've had the pleasure to eat prime rib it has
always, and I do mean always, been served with some type of horseradish
sauce. When it wasn't served I asked the waitress if I could get some
which she promptly told me would be no problem. Unfortunately #1 asked
her for some water at the same time. Bad mistake. About ten minutes
later the water arrived and to this day I'm still waiting on the unseen
horseradish. The highlight of our meal, however, was the 04 Trinity
Oaks Chardonnay. Delightful nose, excellent flavor of vanilla and just
the right amount of oak on the tongue and a price of only $6.00/glass
made this very enjoyable. I gave this one 4 corkscrews and will be
looking for it in the future. Not sure what it retails at but can't be
too much. Sit Long, Talk Much, Laugh Often, Drink Wine!